Trump booed at NBA finals Game 3 as he attends Knicks vs Spurs clash at MSG
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Basketball fans greeted U.S.
- “I thought it was amazing, actually,” Trump told reporters as he prepared to depart from JFK airport in New York. “You mean, when they had the camera on me?
- But a formidable security presence slowed entry to the arena for ticket-holders, as commuters and tourists navigated a maze of black metal fencing that restricted pedestrian traffic around the venue.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Basketball fans greeted U.S. President Donald Trump with a chorus of loud boos on Monday, as the Republican became the first sitting U.S. president to attend the NBA Finals at Game 3 of the championship series between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.
Attending as a guest of Knicks president James Dolan, Trump stood in a luxury box at Madison Square Garden, the self-styled “World’s Most Famous Arena,” smiling as the sell-out crowd jeered and booed when he appeared on the Jumbotron during the national anthem.
“I thought it was amazing, actually,” Trump told reporters as he prepared to depart from JFK airport in New York. “You mean, when they had the camera on me? I thought it was very good.”